>>file
>>open
>>select the .dwg file you want to open
>>on "import new model", select part and use automatic templates
>>click okay and the file opens as an editable drawing.
>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3ah5gibmYE
>> use the above link for more detail. It has no soud but I kinda pieced it together from information you gave me and trial and error. This method works a little better for me.